Driveway Sealing in KelownaProtect Your Investment from Okanagan Winters

Most Kelowna driveways run $550-$1,800 all-in, larger jobs more. A single-car driveway starts around $550, a double typically $950-$1,800 — pressure washing, prep, and sealing all included. Size, condition, and access move the number, so I set your exact price free, on-site. No pressure.

A typical double driveway (400-600 sq ft) runs about $950-$1,800 all-in — pressure washing, surface prep, and sealing included, with no surprise add-ons. A single-car driveway starts around $550 and larger driveways run more. Condition and access set the final number, so I give you an exact price free, on-site.

Penetrating sealers like Pavix CCC-100 give you 7-10+ years of protection because they become part of the concrete. Topical sealers? You're reapplying every 1-3 years. Big difference.

You can try. But proper prep and even coverage matter. Miss a spot or apply it wrong, and you've wasted your money. The cost difference between DIY and professional is small. The risk difference isn't.

Spring and fall. Spring fixes winter damage and preps for summer. Fall protects against the freeze-thaw cycles coming. We seal from April through October when temperatures cooperate.

Pavix dries in about an hour. I recommend waiting 24 hours before vehicle traffic. Gives it time to fully penetrate and cure.

It prevents cracks from water and freeze-thaw. Won't stop cracks from ground movement, tree roots, or structural problems. But it handles the most common type of concrete damage we see in this climate.

Nope. Penetrating sealers are invisible. No glossy film. No color change. Your concrete looks like concrete. Just protected.

No. Concrete only. Asphalt is a different animal. Needs different products and techniques. We stick to what we know: concrete, exposed aggregate, and stamped concrete.

Not with a penetrating sealer. Because Pavix soaks in rather than forming a film, your driveway keeps its natural surface texture and slip resistance. It's glossy topical and acrylic sealers that can get slick when wet — one more reason we lead with penetrating sealing on exterior surfaces.

Yes, and it's one of the main reasons we use a penetrating sealer. Pavix soaks into the concrete instead of leaving a film on top, so a sloped driveway keeps the exact texture and grip it has now. That matters most on a slope, where you don't want a slick surface underfoot or under tires. It's the glossy wet-look and acrylic topical sealers that can get slippery on an incline, so we don't use them on driveways.

Yes. Every quote is one all-in price with pressure washing, surface prep, and sealing all included. The concrete has to be properly cleaned and dry before the sealer can penetrate, so prep is built into the job and the price, not billed as a surprise add-on later.

Yes, and it's one of the biggest reasons to seal in the Okanagan. De-icing salt drives chloride into unsealed concrete, which corrodes the rebar underneath and speeds up surface scaling and spalling. Pavix CCC-100 is a water-based penetrating sealer that fills the pores and capillaries from the inside, blocking salt and water before they get in. Chem-Crete also rates it at up to 90% lower ice adhesion, so ice grips the surface far less and clears more easily. It's built to resist de-icing salts, alkali-silica reaction (ASR), and rebar corrosion, not just plain water.

A penetrating sealer leaves the look almost unchanged — Pavix protects from within, so your concrete keeps its natural matte colour with no darkening, no added shine, and no yellowing over time. It's topical acrylic sealers that darken the surface or add a wet-look sheen. If you want the natural concrete look kept, penetrating is the answer.

Give new concrete about 28 days to cure before sealing, so it's fully hardened and the surface moisture has left — sealing too early can trap moisture in the slab. On a fresh pour we'll time the seal to the cure; on existing concrete we can usually seal once it's properly cleaned and dry.

For Okanagan concrete, the math favours it. A driveway looks its best for about 20 years and can last around 30 — but once the surface starts chipping, peeling, and spalling, it's a slippery slope: the damage spreads and the only fix left is tearing it out. Most driveways cost from $550 to about $1,800 to seal; a full replacement runs $4,000-$8,000+ and climbs from there. A penetrating sealer blocks the freeze-thaw water and de-icing salt that start that breakdown, so you spend a little now to protect the slab you already paid for. If your driveway is newer or still solid, sealing keeps it that way. If it's already breaking up from ground movement, sealing won't reverse it — I'll tell you straight when it isn't worth your money.

It depends on the sealer. Topical acrylics wear off and need redoing every 1-3 years. A penetrating sealer like Pavix CCC-100 becomes part of the concrete and protects for 7-10+ years, so you're not on a constant reseal schedule. In the Okanagan I'd rather seal once with a penetrating product that lasts than have you repaint a film every couple of winters.

It's a slow slide that turns into a fast one. Unsealed concrete soaks up water and de-icing salt, and every freeze-thaw cycle expands that water inside the slab. First you get surface scaling and a rough, sandy finish, then flaking and spalling, then those chips connect into cracks. Left long enough the only fix is tearing it out and repouring at $4,000-$8,000+. Sealing early with a penetrating sealer stops the water getting in, which is the whole cause of the damage.